adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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Some might regard that influence as excessive .
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The postmodernists rejected this viewpoint, however, as excessive romanticism, but Peto would surely not have cared.
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Thousands of pub landlords had been given notices to quit and offered lease agreements with rents widely regarded as excessive .
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alcohol
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Incontinence is another problem that can begin by excessive alcohol intake.
amount
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This is because they generate excessive amounts of data and information that must be interpreted by specialists.
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The circulating blood will characteristically contain excessive amounts of conjugated bilirubin.
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They also point out that the excessive amounts of sugar in some brands could also be harmful to older babies' teeth.
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Unfortunately the tomb retained an excessive amount of humidity and this provoked the decomposition of most of the body.
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Initially, fines would be imposed against enterprises using excessive amounts of energy.
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Therefore, the plasma cells produce either an excessive amount of kappa light chains or an excessive amount of lambda light chains.
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He was mostly happy without an excessive amount of work, and when it was not there he did not invent it.
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Therefore, the plasma cells produce either an excessive amount of kappa light chains or an excessive amount of lambda light chains.
consumption
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But for athletes and others who are likely to perspire heavily, excessive consumption of caffeine could lead to dehydration.
demand
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He chose a dependent wife in Elsie, who further controlled him by her ailments and excessive demands .
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The new managers did find that their new positions made excessive demands .
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Problems such as deadlines, noise, marital strife, excessive demands made on our time by others, and so forth.
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However, violent sports that make excessive demands on the body with little preparation, can do more harm than good.
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Weakened by warfare, imported diseases and the excessive demands of their overlords, they were obliged in the end to submit.
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We urge that what is devised should not make excessive demands upon time or resources.
drinking
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There are also the dangers of cutting down on food to pay for drink or drifting into excessive drinking due to loneliness.
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Abusive or excessive drinking is harmful not only to society but to the long-term interests of the industry as well.
heat
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The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat or cold temperatures, or exposed to moisture.
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External factors include excessive heat or poor ventilation.
level
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The lighting of the galleries has also been transformed and computer controlled blinds fitted to prevent damage from excessive levels of daylight.
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But in heavy rains, when the reservoir overflows, excessive levels of metals flow into Keswick Reservoir and downstream.
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Consequently, competition was eliminated and tariffs reached an excessive level .
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Overtime should be monitored to prevent excessive levels .
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We can neither perpetuate excessive levels of support, nor penalise the most efficient producers.
noise
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The council has also set up a hotline on for local people to ring if they suffer excessive noise .
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However, an environment in which people can not sleep adequately because of excessive noise can not be considered a safe environment.
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Trailing edge vibration has been dampened by reinforcement with thin glass fibre rod inserts or mylar overlays, so eliminating excessive noise .
number
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We must beware of using an excessive number of motifs.
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Then there are the implications that an excessive number of cars have on society s infrastructure.
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Standard medical practice may be ignored, with excessive numbers of drugs or overly expensive formulations being prescribed.
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Much good meat is wasted in the face of such excessive numbers .
price
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The Competition Commission found they were not charging excessive prices or making excessive profits.
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But that is hardly an excessive price to pay for cutting risk, in the midst of a tight election campaign.
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A company in a dominant position which charges excessive prices for its products may be acting abusively.
regulation
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The excessive regulations discredit the essential.
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Critics maintain excessive regulation can stand in the way of business expansion and faster approval of life-saving drugs.
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These are the folks who elect politicians who produce excessive regulation .
speed
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A spinning earth eliminated the excessive speed of rotation currently ascribed to the outer spheres.
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She was run over by a car travelling at excessive speed and overtaking on the wrong side.
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In most cases excessive speed was too blame.
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No excessive speed had been involved.
use
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Avoid indiscriminate or excessive use of fixed protection.
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That often happens from excessive use of the same chemicals.
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All such phones sold in Britain are to carry a health warning on the perils of excessive use , particularly by children.
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The report had alleged torture of prisoners, rigging of trials, and excessive use of the death penalty.
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Cauthen was suspended for four days for excessive use and for hitting Witness Box.
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Despite these problems, excessive use of sprays can be avoided by monitoring crops for pests or damage.
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Once again, this points to excessive use of imprisonment, at least on the part of the Crown Court.
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We oppose excessive use of decontextualised exercises written only for perusal and marking by a teacher.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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$10 for two cups of coffee seems excessive .
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As usual, the opposition claims the government is guilty of excessive spending.
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Don's wife left him because of his excessive gambling.
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The campaign is trying to stop the excessive use of chemicals in farming.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Critics have argued that an excessive commercial focus will lead researchers to ignore pure science.
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Grades so high, she was Saying, must reflect excessive study.
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It seemed excessive , and I said so when he told me.
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Not building up excessive national debts is something that countries should do anyway, for their own long-term wellbeing.
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Overempowered children have excessive control over the household.
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She accepted the therapist's simple interpretation that this probably inpart explained her excessive need for attention and reassurance from Charles.
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The lighting of the galleries has also been transformed and computer controlled blinds fitted to prevent damage from excessive levels of daylight.